Bilder Daniel Meisner – Sull Mona (Isle of Anglesey) – Original Etching from Thesaurus Philo-Politicus – 1620s

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This emblematic city view by Daniel Meisner shows the Isle of Anglesey (Sull Mona), located off the coast of Wales, enclosed by stylized fortifications and surrounded by fields and waterways. Flanking the central plan are two allegorical figures: a woman with a hat and a man with farming tools and a paddle, symbolizing labor and balance. The Latin motto above, Si vis nubere: Nube pari ("If you wish to marry, marry an equal"), is echoed by the German verse below, which emphasizes the virtue of equality and compatibility in union.

The engraving is part of Meisner’s Thesaurus Philo-Politicus, a collection of over 800 miniature views of European towns, each paired with a moralizing or philosophical motto. These works merged topographical accuracy with emblematic allegory and circulated widely across 17th-century Europe.

Artist: Daniel Meisner

Dimensions: 14 x 18 cm

Medium: Etching

Date: 1620s

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